Meet Sabrina

Sabrina Madison - District 17 Alder Madison, WI smiling outside

Community Leader & Award Winning Entrepreneur

As the founding director of the Progress Center for Black Women, a job provider, and a community leader, I continue to observe how city-wide policies impact the everyday experiences of the larger community. Using my model, I turned my leadership toward the formal committees that govern communities. I served on the advisory committee for the Madison Public Market’s MarketReady program as well as served in some capacity including on the board of directors for United Way of Dane County since 2017. I currently serve as a board member for the Overture Center; served as Chair of the City of Madison’s Economic Development Committee and a member (former Chair) of the Mayor’s Guaranteed Income Taskforce. I’m always positioning myself to bring value to spaces for entrepreneurs of color.

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Progress Through Empowerment

“Sabrina has demonstrated a consistent level of dedication, commitment, and leadership for well over the past decade.

She is innovative and brilliant in her approach to creating change and progress through empowerment, education, and development. She asks the right questions, leads from a framework of love and ethics, and executes. Sabrina is not shy about asking for help and resources to achieve results and is both gifted and skilled at creating community through uplifting the talents, expertise, and interests of the people of the community. Sabrina never stops learning and will always pursue the challenge of creating the community and culture that we dream about.

I am excited to see the tremendous impact that she will have on this community at Alder for District 17. Her interest in leading the community in this way is a gift that the City of Madison has been asking for. I am so glad that she is enthusiastically answering that call.”

-Keena Atkinson, Founder & CEO, R’oujie Wellness

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Sabrina Madison - District 17 Alder Madison, WI with youth of color

An Inspiring Story

Now as a long-time Madison resident, I have lived across income quartiles. I have gone from not having a dependable car, to facing eviction and having to utilize food pantries to being in the position to purchase a new car and move into an apartment in my district without the fear of coming home to see a five-day notice on my door. It is this wide swath of lived experiences and a consistent investor in people and communities that make me an ideal Alder. I have consistently demonstrated my ability to help people to transcend poverty while cultivating relationships with community members, leaders in business, nonprofits, education and more as evident in my life and others.

Investing in Everyone

Long-term stability became a reality possible because people saw me and my dreams, then invested in my potential. I was appointed to serve as interim Alder of the 17th District in October 2022. With your support when I am elected Alder, I intend to continue that legacy of seeing, supporting, and investing in everyone. Our district has pockets of individuals who are experiencing poverty and I will continue to meet them there and amplify their abilities so that they too can acquire economic mobility and solvency. District 17 is also a beautiful mix of homeownership, green spaces, easy access to retail, grocery, library, and community centers. District residents have largely realized their professional and personal goals and I intend to also elevate our shared concerns and solutions around crime, pedestrian safety, traffic concerns and access to public transportation.

Sabrina Madison - District 17 Alder Madison, WI with person smiling holding check for $500

Award-Winning Entrepreneur

Civic Engagement:

2021 – Present: Current member/former Chair, Guaranteed Income Taskforce, City of Madison

2020 – Present: Member, Overture Center Foundation Board of Directors

2019 – Present: Current member/former Chair, Economic Development Committee, City of Madison

2017 – Present: United Way of Dane County: Nominating & Governance Committee (2021-Present) Former: Chair, Income Community Solutions Team + Boardmember

2017 – 2017: Member, Madison Public MarketReady Program, Advisory Committee

2013 – 2015: Co-Created and led The Conversation Mixtape, a safe space for multi-generational Black adults to gather to discuss relationship topics while increasing their social Network.

2012 – 2013 – Founder & Host: Word is Bond Poetry Slam, a monthly open mic and writing writing workshop for local poets.

2012: Participated in the National Poetry Slam prior to creating Word is Bond Poetry Slam.

2008 – 2010: Community Projects Coordinator, Madison College

Awards & Recognition:

2019: Best of Madison Business | Brian Howell Excellence Innovation Awards

2018: 100 Woke Women | Essence Magazine

2017: President’s Rising Star Award | Urban League of Greater Madison

2017: The Gatekeeper Award | The JVN Project

2017: Ujamaa | Memorial High School Black Student Women

2017: Community Impact Award | Madison Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

2016: Most Influential People in Greater Madison | InBusiness Magazine

2016: M List (Black Women’s Leadership Conference) | Madison Magazine

2016: Most Influential African Americans in Wisconsin | Madison365

2015: Brava Woman to Watch | Brava Magazine

2010: Karen Roberts Student Life Leadership Award | Wisconsin Technical College System 2

Let’s Connect

Contact Sabrina

(608) 403-5665

madisonformadison@gmail.com

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